hi, sweetie

We all know about the sugars.

Some Bloggers know more about Nutrition 

than many Nurses! Good on us.

Sucrose, Glucose, Fructose, Lactose, Maltose, etc.

Dextrose, is actually Glucose.

MaltoDextrin, is a sugar made from a starch. 

And of course, so is High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Most of us are pretty good by now about avoiding extra table sugars.

Maybe even avoiding some of the super starches.

Maybe even the cakes and the pies.

The usual suspects.

We all know by now, we also know that it's not JUST about calories.

We need Protein, Fats, and some Carbs.

Carbs are sugars and starches.

But what is not USED, gets stored as fat.

Aye- there's the rub. Literally!

(That's Mom... be nice!)

Let's talk about Fructose.

We've been told that FRUITS (fructose)

Are FREE - have as much as you want!

They are Nature's Candy.

And they are GOOD for you.

Here - have some more.

Grab 30 bananas a day if ya want.

Well, that's sad.

And misleading. 

Fructose is a sugar that can not be used by cells in the body.

Glucose can be used... without much conversion.

Glucose is a mono-saccharide. One molecule. 

Fructose is also a mono-saccharide. But a foreign one to our body.

Sucrose - is one molecule of glucose and one of fructose.

So it takes a little conversion.

And by the time the Scientists and Wall Street People

reach a peaceful, mutual decision about it.... (lol)

Well, maybe it's good to know a little bit more about it. 

Fructose has to be changed - by the liver - before it can be used!

And the conversion is not always pretty - or complete.  Fructose that is not used will be converted to triglycerides!

And stored. And the liver that is already burdened 

With years of digesting junk - well, even a 

Healthy Liver can have a hard time with fructose.

And that is why Fructose often has very little to do 

with the glycemic load, or index.

And here we are only talking about the LIVER side

of Fructose... Much less, the PANCREAS side of the story!
We have not even touched on Insulin, and Leptin, etc.
Perhaps finally understanding Fructose
is a missing link in our information chain?

Fructose in large amounts, is not something that is friendly 

to your body!

Our mouth might want something sweet. 

And some fruit is not a bad thing!

But it CAN wreck havoc on your diet plans!

Now, they say in Paleo circles that

50 grams of Fructose is max.

Alot of people get alot more than that.

This is one large apple.

Look at the Fructose levels.

One gram is 1,000 mg.

So this is a little more than 13 grams per apple!

PLUS some of the Sucrose!

Compare that to a cup of Blackberries!

3 or 4 grams. Per Cup!

Atkins loved berries!

Here's some honey.

Some people think it is a good sugar sub

because it is "natural"

Really? Maybe not!

This is not just info for LoCarbers;

in fact Fructose is largely a non-issue for us.

But alot of people think they are safe with the fruits.

Two or three years later.... few if any fatty acids.....

and overloads of fructose....

Are you starting to see a bigger picture?

I know I am!